Safe device



W. C. MILLER Aug. 7, 1934.

SAFE DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 6. 1932 a 542% @My,

1934- w. c. MILLER 1,969,412

SAFE DEVICE Filed June 6. 1932 a Sheets-Sheet 2 W. C. MILLER Aug. 7, 1934.

SAFE DEVICE Filed Jw ne 6. 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3'- Patented Aug. 7, 1934 Laban-12 Q Ohio Application, June 6, 1932;; serial 1%., 153450 11 Claims. (Cl. 109-4) The invention. relates: to; safe devices and; ticularly, to; moneyechest-s, or the like, in which the daily. receipts. of stores-,.etc., may'be placed for: temporarysafekeeping;

my: coo-pending application, 8. Nr. 511,893 filed ence being had to 28-; 1931. A device embodying one form: of. the present invention comprises a block of. concrete which is misufflcien-tly heavy that itcannot be removed.

readily from thepremises in which it is installed.

Embeddedcin the concrete block is a heavy-walled container-which is preferably'formedfrom cast steel' the container being provided with a round 15; door-openingwhich. is: normally closed by a 010- sure-member provided with a lock ofthetype that must be manipulated by two keys when it is to be locked or unlocked. A slot extends mm the door-opening through the wall of the con tain'er into the interior thereof; The closuremember is of such conformation that when it occupies one position in: the door-opening, the outen'endof the slot is not closedithereby and;

one may deposit money in the container through- 25.,the slot. The closure-member may be angularly displaced inthe door opening from the position described above to a position whereinit closes the outer end of the slot. I-he constructionof theleck i's such that it may be manipulated to hold 3.0; the closure member locked to the contaiherwhile it is in either of these positions andwhile it is being: displaced from one to the other." Thelock may: also be manipulated to lockthe-closuremember against angulardisplacement when it is in the position wherein it covers the outer endof the slot. Both keys must be employed toadjust the locktounlock' the closure-member en'- tirely from the container so that it may be lifted bodily therefrom. In practice, one key is re- 40, tained on the: premises and the-otherkey is in the possession of some agency-which collects the fundsdeposited in the container at frequent in-' tervals. The key kept on the premisesis adapted to manipulate the lock to' such. an'extent that the closure-member may be. angularly displaced to cover" or uncover'the slot, but ifaccessis to be had to. the container to" remove the contents;

thereof, both keys must be v employed;

- Inthe preferred: embodiment of theinvention,

: the lock controls a belt which is engageable with a recess'andJ an arcuateslot. providedirithe wall.

Improved means. operativelyconnecting'the bolt-randthe lock insures; that the; boltzwillremain inits locking positiorrif an; atc-= of the container;

' temptis-made to gain: access to; the: container by drivin thevl ckfrom: the c1o ure-m mb r;. The; lo k may: e riven; from. the o1osure-memb byham-mering on it: with suitable tools through the key-holes provided; in; the closure member.

Q h r; a v nt es. Willa-become apparent aS- the following-detailed description progresses, referthe panying drawings,

wher n-y v v v w Figure-19' is, a, vertical; section taken: through; a, devic rwhich. embodies the inventi n, th mo .ey chest proper-being shown in elevation. ,7

Figure 2; isja fragmentary plan, viewof the: im- DIIQVed. device I Eigure; 3: is: a section taken; on line 35-3 of 4." v 1 Fi'gure- 4 is an enlarged section; taken. on line. 411-41 01 Fig. 2.. 1 a I Figure 5 is: a section taken on. line 5.-t-5 of E goZ; the.- losure memb r for the money-chest being shown in; a position. wherein it closes: a money-chest; and: v a

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hither drawings, A, designates a block of concrete; B, a sheet metal shell housing the block 9 A; a; money-chest; and-"Di. a. door or vclosuremember-for the money-chest. p 1

The;C0I1QIEelie,'b1QCk-.AE is, of; such, proportions that. it cannot be,- removed readily from: the store; or t-he likepin which it 1551313366.. The block" may hB fOImGGIl'HjhQ511181113 at: the store,or the like, ortheentire devicetmay be completelt fabricated before his shippedby the manufacturer.

The; money-chest. C embedded in the concrete. block A with: its; opening at the top thereof, the money-chest is; of suchconiormation that it becomes anchored in the block.

iAsJbest shownin Fig. 4, the money-chest 0 comprisesaheavy walled container 10\ which is preferably formed; from cast steel. An annular flange 11 formed at the upper'end of the container ,10 rests upon the, top-wall of the shell B. The container L0; is provided-with a door-opening= 1-2 -ior the door enclosure-member D and money-slot. l3 for1ned5in the wall of the con-. am rlll-l a s mm h do r-op nin 12m h interiorrot-the container. It will be readilyunderstood that when thedoorD-isinthe position wherein it is; shown ir-rFig. 4; one may deposit moneyin the container LO-bydropping it through the slot;13'. When the-door'D- is. turned at right angles; to; the position viiilherein it is-shownin Fig; 4; so; that itocoupies the, position wherein it is shown ind-5g, the door E closes the outer: end oithemoney-smt;1%.

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posed lugs 18 formed integral with the container 10. This construction permits one to angularly displace the closure member D around the ver'-.,

tical axis of the container 10 while it rides upon the'lugs 18. The purpose of this construction will presently appear. p i

Secured to the bottom surface ,of the body portion 15 is a lock which comprises a bolt 21. (See Figs. 3 and 6.) Pivoted. to the bolt 21 by a pin 23 is an arm 24 of a bell crank lever 25 which comprises an arm 26 pivoted to a link 27 20 by a pin 28. The bell crank lever 25 is pivoted to the body portion 15 by a pin 30. The link 27 is pivotally connected to a bolt '32 by a pin 33. The bolt 32 is slidably journaled in a door 34 formed in the body portion'15 and is adapted 25 to enter a recess 35 formed in-a hardened steel plug 36 which is seated in a bore 37 formed in the container 10. I

The bolt 32 is provided with a bore 40 in which 7 a plug 41 is slidably journaled. It will be-noted so that the pin 33 projects into a recess 44 formed in the plug 41. terposed between the bottom thereof and the plug 41 is a compression spring 45 which yieldingly urges the bolt 32 and the plug 41 in opposite'dilock 20 is driven off of the bottom face or surface of the body portion 15, the link 27 will be driven downwardly sothat the pin 33 will be withdrawn I from the bolt 32 and the plug 41. The compression 411) spring 45 will then expandso that the forward end of the bolt 32 will remain in the recess 35 and the plug 41 will be driven back against the bottom surface of the bore 34. Obviously, the closure member D will remain locked to the con- 45 tainer 10.

The .hardened steel plug 35 prevents unauthorized' persons from gaining access to the'contents of the container 10 by drilling through the wall Y 0 of the container at this point so that the bolt 32 can be driven back into the bore' 34. It will be noted that the plug 36 is provided with an annular shoulder which seats upon an annular shoulder 50 provided in the bore 37. The outer end of the bore 37 is filled by a steel which is welded. to the container 10.

The lock 20 and the mechanism which operatively connects it to the bolt 41 are disposed in a recess 55 formed at the bottom of the body plug 52 portion 10, the recess 55 being preferably cov-- do ered by a plate 56 which is secured to the body portion 15 by screws 57.

As best shown in Figures 3, 5 and 6, the body portion 15";i sfprovided with integral lugs 60' .adapted to pass between the lugs 18 when the F and the shoulder 17 on the body member 15' comes to rest on the lugs 18. The closure member D is then angularly displaced until'the lugs 60 lie beneath the lugs 18 and the bolt 32' is in registry with the bore 35 in the hardened steel plug 36. The lock 20' may then be manipulated Disposed in the bore 40 and in-= The construction is such that if the to cause the bolt 32 to enter the bore 35 whereupon the closure member is locked in its closed position.

The construction of the lock 20 is such that two keys are required for its operation.v One of the keys is retained on the premises and the other key is preferably in the possession of some company whichmakes daily calls to collect money deposited in the money-chest. The key retained on the premises will actuate the locking mechanism to such an extent that the bolt 32 will be retracted ,a short distance but not enough to withdraw it into the body portion 15 so that the body portion can be lifted from the container. When the bolt 32is retracted by means of the key on the premises, it occupies the position wherein it is shown in Fig. 4 as distinguished from the position wherein it is shown "in Fig. 5. Such partial retraction of the bolt 32 permits one to angularly displace the closure member D so that the outer end of the bolt132 willlpass. from the bore 35.-into an arcuate slot 62 formed in the container 10. (See Fig. .6.) It will be noted that the hardened steel. bushing 36 is slotted asat 63 so thatthe bolt. 32 maypass from the bore 35 into-the slot 62. The slot 62 is of such length that it will permit: the closure member to be angularly displaced from. the position wherein it is shown in Fig. 5 to the position wherein it is shown in Fig.. 4 so .that the inclined or beveled surface 16 of the body porton 15 is alined with the slot 13. .When: the closure member D is in this position, money may be inserted into the container throughthe slot 13. The closure member may then be returned to its closed position and the key on the premisesmay be used to bring the bolt 32. into its fully extended position so that it locks the closure member D against any displacement whatever relative to the container. 1

When the money deposited. in the. container 10 is to be removed therefrom, both of thekeys are employed to-manipulate the lock 20 so that the bolt 32 is retracted and lies entirely within the bore 34. The closure-member D may then be angularly displaced to bring the lugs 60 into the positions wherein they lie between the lugs 18 and permit the closure-member to be-lifted bodily from the container. 1

While I have shown and described certain em-" bodiments of my invention, it is to be understood 1 5 that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore in the construction and arrangement may be made. without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the.

' appended claims, in which it is my intention, to

claim all novelty inherent in my inventionv as broadly as possible, inpview of the prior art.

I claim:

- 1. A deposit-safe comprising: a container having a door-opening therein and a slot extending 5 from said door-opening into the interior container; and a closure-member for said door-opening, said closure-member comprisinga lock for locking it in said door-opening, said closure member being adaptedto be angularly displaced, while it is locked to said container, into positionswherein itcovers and uncovers that end of said slot open-' ing into said door-opening. 1 L

2. A deposit-safe comprising: a container having a door-opening thereinand a slot extending from said door-opening into the interior of the container,-said container being provided with lugs; projecting into said door-opening; a closurememberfor said door-opening, said closure-mem ber being'f'provided with lugs engageable with the150 lugs] on said container torpre'vent withdrawal of said closure-member from said container,-saidclosure-member-beingadapted to be angularly dis-- placed in said door-opening to bring its lugs into and out of the positions. wherein they engage the lugs on the container; and means for locking-said closure-member to said container, said closuremember being adapted'to'be angularly displaced, while it is locked in said container, into and out of positions wherein it covers and uncovers, respectively, that end of the slot opening into the dooropening.

3. A deposit-safe comprising: a heavy-walled container having a door-opening therein and a slot in its wall extending into the interior thereof; a closure-member for said container adapted to be moved into and out of positions wherein it covers and uncovers the outer end of said slot while it continues to close said door-opening; and means securing said closure member in said door opening while it is in a position covering said slot or in a position uncovering said slot, said securing means being adjustable to release said closure member from said container.

4. A deposit-safe comprising: a heavy-walled container having a door-opening therein and having a slot in its wall communicating with the interior of the container; a closure-member for said door-opening and adapted to be moved into a position wherein it closes said slot and into a position wherein it uncovers said slot; and means for holding said closure-member locked to said container in the door-opening thereof while it is in said positions or is being displaced from one to the other, said last-mentioned means being adjustable to release said closure-member from said container to permit it to be withdrawn from said door-opening.

5. A deposit-safe comprising: a heavy-walled container having a door-opening therein and a slot in its wall extending from said door-opening to the interior of the container, said container having a plurality of spaced lugs projecting into said door-opening; a closure-member for said door-opening adapted to be lifted bodily therefrom and provided with spaced lugs adapted to pass between the lugs on said container, said closure-member being adapted to be angularly displaced in said door-opening to bring its lugs beneath the lugs on said container for preventing withdrawal of the closure-member from the dooropening; a lock carried by said closure-member; a bolt controlled by said lock and adapted to engage said container to prevent said closure-member from being displaced relative to said container, said lock being adapted to partially retract said bolt to permit angular displacement of said closure-member in said door-opening while it remains locked to the container, said angular movement being less than that required to bring the lugs on said closure-member out of engagement with the lugs on said container and said closure-member being adapted to uncover said slot at one end of said angular movement.

6. A deposit-safe comprising: a heavy-walled container having a door-opening therein and a money-slot in its wall extending from said dooropening to the interior of the container, said container having a plurality of spaced lugs pro- Ijecting into said door-opening, the surface of the door-opening having a bolt-receiving recess therein and an arcuate slot of less depth than said recess; a closure-member for said dooropening adapted to be lifted bodily therefrom and provided with spaced lugs adapted to pass between the lugsion said container; said i clc'isuremember being adapted. to be angularly-displaced in said door-opening to, bring itslugsbeneaththe;

lugs, on saidcontainer for preventing withdrawal of the closure-member from the door-opening; said closure-member being adapted to cover said money-slot when .it; is in one position. and-to; uncover-said: money-slotwhen it is angularly displaced to another position; a lock carried by said closure-member; a bolt controlled by said lock and movable into a position wherein it extends into said recess a distance greater than the depth of said arcuate slot, said lock being adapted to retract said bolt into said closuremember and to displace said bolt into a partially retracted position wherein it travels in said arcuate slot, said arcuate slot being of such length that while it is engaged by said bolt the lugs on said closure-member are in functionally operative positions with respect to the lugs on said container and said closure-member remains secured to said container, said closure-member being in the position wherein it uncovers said moneyslot when the bolt engages one end of said arcuate slot.

7. A deposit-safe comprising: a container having a substantially round door-opening therein and a slot extending from the surface of said door-opening through a wall of the container or into the interior thereof; a closuremember for said door-opening, said closuremember being adapted to be lifted out of said door-opening and being adapted to be angularly displaced in the plane of said door-opening, said closure-member being for-med so that when it occupies one position in said door-opening it closes said slot and when it is angularly displaced from said position into another position it uncovers said slot; and means for locking said closure-member in the position wherein it closes said slot.

8. A deposit-safe comprising: a container having a substantially cylindrical door-opening therein and a slot extending from the cylindrical surface of said door-opening through a wall of the container into the interior thereof; a closure-member for said door-opening having a cylindrical surface adapted to fit snugly in said cylindrical door-opening when the closure-memher is in its closed position, one side of said closure-member being beveled at the top thereof to a point below that end of the slot opening into said cylindrical surface of said door-opening and the remainder of the closure-member being of such thickness that when it is in its closed position it is adapted to close said slot, said closure-member being mounted for angular displacement in said door-opening when it is in its closed position; and means for locking said closure-member in its closed position to close said slot.

9. A deposit-safe comprising: a heavy-Walled container having a door-opening therein and a slot in its wall extending into the interior thereof; a closure-member for said container adapted to be moved into and'out of a position wherein it covers the outer end of said slot; and means for holding the closure-member locked to said container while it is being displaced into or out of said position.

10. A deposit-safe comprising: a heavy-walled container having a door-opening therein and a slot in its wall extending into the interior thereof; a closure-member for said container adapted to be moved into and out of a position said slot.

tain'er having a slot extending from'itsinterior" to outside the containen'and said closure mern-t bei' being adapted to be moved into and out of a position wherein it closes said slot; and means for holding'the closure-member locked to said container while it is. being displaced into or out of said position. 1 V

' WILLIAM C. MILLER. 

